Scandal-hit former king returns to Spain after 2 years
prosecutors there said they discovered he received $100 million from the Saudi finance ministry in 2008 before he stepped down as king. The investigation also turned up millions more received …
Washington Post
Democracies shouldn’t surrender to a future of limitless surveillance
Ronan Farrow reports for the New Yorker that NSO’s much-publicized links to repressive governments are only half the story. Germany uses the firm’s ultra-intrusive Pegasus tool; so does Poland; so does Belgium, …
Washington Post
Spain’s king and prime minister visit Barcelona amid protest
A few thousand Catalan separatists protested Friday against a visit by Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Barcelona amid continued tensions between the restive region and …
The Washington Post
Massive rally for Catalonia’s secession in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — Hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who support the secession of Catalonia gathered in Barcelona on the region’s main holiday Wednesday, just weeks before a highly anticipated verdict …